Alright, let's solve this math problem step by step. First, we have the number 887. Next, we see the multiplication sign, which means we need to multiply something. And what are we multiplying it by? We multiply it by 257. So, we're going to take the number 887 and add it to itself 257 times.
Step 1: 0 + 887 = 887
Step 2: 887 + 887 = 1774
Step 3: 1774 + 887 = 2661
Step 4: 2661 + 887 = 3548
Step 5: 3548 + 887 = 4435
Step 6: 4435 + 887 = 5322
Step 7: 5322 + 887 = 6209
Step 8: 6209 + 887 = 7096
Step 9: 7096 + 887 = 7983
Step 10: 7983 + 887 = 8870
Step 11: 8870 + 887 = 9757
Step 12: 9757 + 887 = 10644
Step 13: 10644 + 887 = 11531
Step 14: 11531 + 887 = 12418
Step 15: 12418 + 887 = 13305
Step 16: 13305 + 887 = 14192
Step 17: 14192 + 887 = 15079
Step 18: 15079 + 887 = 15966
Step 19: 15966 + 887 = 16853
Step 20: 16853 + 887 = 17740
Step 21: 17740 + 887 = 18627
Step 22: 18627 + 887 = 19514
Step 23: 19514 + 887 = 20401
Step 24: 20401 + 887 = 21288
Step 25: 21288 + 887 = 22175
Step 26: 22175 + 887 = 23062
Step 27: 23062 + 887 = 23949
Step 28: 23949 + 887 = 24836
Step 29: 24836 + 887 = 25723
Step 30: 25723 + 887 = 26610
Step 31: 26610 + 887 = 27497
Step 32: 27497 + 887 = 28384
Step 33: 28384 + 887 = 29271
Step 34: 29271 + 887 = 30158
Step 35: 30158 + 887 = 31045
Step 36: 31045 + 887 = 31932
Step 37: 31932 + 887 = 32819
Step 38: 32819 + 887 = 33706
Step 39: 33706 + 887 = 34593
Step 40: 34593 + 887 = 35480
Step 41: 35480 + 887 = 36367
Step 42: 36367 + 887 = 37254
Step 43: 37254 + 887 = 38141
Step 44: 38141 + 887 = 39028
Step 45: 39028 + 887 = 39915
Step 46: 39915 + 887 = 40802
Step 47: 40802 + 887 = 41689
Step 48: 41689 + 887 = 42576
Step 49: 42576 + 887 = 43463
Step 50: 43463 + 887 = 44350
Step 51: 44350 + 887 = 45237
Step 52: 45237 + 887 = 46124
Step 53: 46124 + 887 = 47011
Step 54: 47011 + 887 = 47898
Step 55: 47898 + 887 = 48785
Step 56: 48785 + 887 = 49672
Step 57: 49672 + 887 = 50559
Step 58: 50559 + 887 = 51446
Step 59: 51446 + 887 = 52333
Step 60: 52333 + 887 = 53220
Step 61: 53220 + 887 = 54107
Step 62: 54107 + 887 = 54994
Step 63: 54994 + 887 = 55881
Step 64: 55881 + 887 = 56768
Step 65: 56768 + 887 = 57655
Step 66: 57655 + 887 = 58542
Step 67: 58542 + 887 = 59429
Step 68: 59429 + 887 = 60316
Step 69: 60316 + 887 = 61203
Step 70: 61203 + 887 = 62090
Step 71: 62090 + 887 = 62977
Step 72: 62977 + 887 = 63864
Step 73: 63864 + 887 = 64751
Step 74: 64751 + 887 = 65638
Step 75: 65638 + 887 = 66525
Step 76: 66525 + 887 = 67412
Step 77: 67412 + 887 = 68299
Step 78: 68299 + 887 = 69186
Step 79: 69186 + 887 = 70073
Step 80: 70073 + 887 = 70960
Step 81: 70960 + 887 = 71847
Step 82: 71847 + 887 = 72734
Step 83: 72734 + 887 = 73621
Step 84: 73621 + 887 = 74508
Step 85: 74508 + 887 = 75395
Step 86: 75395 + 887 = 76282
Step 87: 76282 + 887 = 77169
Step 88: 77169 + 887 = 78056
Step 89: 78056 + 887 = 78943
Step 90: 78943 + 887 = 79830
Step 91: 79830 + 887 = 80717
Step 92: 80717 + 887 = 81604
Step 93: 81604 + 887 = 82491
Step 94: 82491 + 887 = 83378
Step 95: 83378 + 887 = 84265
Step 96: 84265 + 887 = 85152
Step 97: 85152 + 887 = 86039
Step 98: 86039 + 887 = 86926
Step 99: 86926 + 887 = 87813
Step 100: 87813 + 887 = 88700
Step 101: 88700 + 887 = 89587
Step 102: 89587 + 887 = 90474
Step 103: 90474 + 887 = 91361
Step 104: 91361 + 887 = 92248
Step 105: 92248 + 887 = 93135
Step 106: 93135 + 887 = 94022
Step 107: 94022 + 887 = 94909
Step 108: 94909 + 887 = 95796
Step 109: 95796 + 887 = 96683
Step 110: 96683 + 887 = 97570
Step 111: 97570 + 887 = 98457
Step 112: 98457 + 887 = 99344
Step 113: 99344 + 887 = 100231
Step 114: 100231 + 887 = 101118
Step 115: 101118 + 887 = 102005
Step 116: 102005 + 887 = 102892
Step 117: 102892 + 887 = 103779
Step 118: 103779 + 887 = 104666
Step 119: 104666 + 887 = 105553
Step 120: 105553 + 887 = 106440
Step 121: 106440 + 887 = 107327
Step 122: 107327 + 887 = 108214
Step 123: 108214 + 887 = 109101
Step 124: 109101 + 887 = 109988
Step 125: 109988 + 887 = 110875
Step 126: 110875 + 887 = 111762
Step 127: 111762 + 887 = 112649
Step 128: 112649 + 887 = 113536
Step 129: 113536 + 887 = 114423
Step 130: 114423 + 887 = 115310
Step 131: 115310 + 887 = 116197
Step 132: 116197 + 887 = 117084
Step 133: 117084 + 887 = 117971
Step 134: 117971 + 887 = 118858
Step 135: 118858 + 887 = 119745
Step 136: 119745 + 887 = 120632
Step 137: 120632 + 887 = 121519
Step 138: 121519 + 887 = 122406
Step 139: 122406 + 887 = 123293
Step 140: 123293 + 887 = 124180
Step 141: 124180 + 887 = 125067
Step 142: 125067 + 887 = 125954
Step 143: 125954 + 887 = 126841
Step 144: 126841 + 887 = 127728
Step 145: 127728 + 887 = 128615
Step 146: 128615 + 887 = 129502
Step 147: 129502 + 887 = 130389
Step 148: 130389 + 887 = 131276
Step 149: 131276 + 887 = 132163
Step 150: 132163 + 887 = 133050
Step 151: 133050 + 887 = 133937
Step 152: 133937 + 887 = 134824
Step 153: 134824 + 887 = 135711
Step 154: 135711 + 887 = 136598
Step 155: 136598 + 887 = 137485
Step 156: 137485 + 887 = 138372
Step 157: 138372 + 887 = 139259
Step 158: 139259 + 887 = 140146
Step 159: 140146 + 887 = 141033
Step 160: 141033 + 887 = 141920
Step 161: 141920 + 887 = 142807
Step 162: 142807 + 887 = 143694
Step 163: 143694 + 887 = 144581
Step 164: 144581 + 887 = 145468
Step 165: 145468 + 887 = 146355
Step 166: 146355 + 887 = 147242
Step 167: 147242 + 887 = 148129
Step 168: 148129 + 887 = 149016
Step 169: 149016 + 887 = 149903
Step 170: 149903 + 887 = 150790
Step 171: 150790 + 887 = 151677
Step 172: 151677 + 887 = 152564
Step 173: 152564 + 887 = 153451
Step 174: 153451 + 887 = 154338
Step 175: 154338 + 887 = 155225
Step 176: 155225 + 887 = 156112
Step 177: 156112 + 887 = 156999
Step 178: 156999 + 887 = 157886
Step 179: 157886 + 887 = 158773
Step 180: 158773 + 887 = 159660
Step 181: 159660 + 887 = 160547
Step 182: 160547 + 887 = 161434
Step 183: 161434 + 887 = 162321
Step 184: 162321 + 887 = 163208
Step 185: 163208 + 887 = 164095
Step 186: 164095 + 887 = 164982
Step 187: 164982 + 887 = 165869
Step 188: 165869 + 887 = 166756
Step 189: 166756 + 887 = 167643
Step 190: 167643 + 887 = 168530
Step 191: 168530 + 887 = 169417
Step 192: 169417 + 887 = 170304
Step 193: 170304 + 887 = 171191
Step 194: 171191 + 887 = 172078
Step 195: 172078 + 887 = 172965
Step 196: 172965 + 887 = 173852
Step 197: 173852 + 887 = 174739
Step 198: 174739 + 887 = 175626
Step 199: 175626 + 887 = 176513
Step 200: 176513 + 887 = 177400
Step 201: 177400 + 887 = 178287
Step 202: 178287 + 887 = 179174
Step 203: 179174 + 887 = 180061
Step 204: 180061 + 887 = 180948
Step 205: 180948 + 887 = 181835
Step 206: 181835 + 887 = 182722
Step 207: 182722 + 887 = 183609
Step 208: 183609 + 887 = 184496
Step 209: 184496 + 887 = 185383
Step 210: 185383 + 887 = 186270
Step 211: 186270 + 887 = 187157
Step 212: 187157 + 887 = 188044
Step 213: 188044 + 887 = 188931
Step 214: 188931 + 887 = 189818
Step 215: 189818 + 887 = 190705
Step 216: 190705 + 887 = 191592
Step 217: 191592 + 887 = 192479
Step 218: 192479 + 887 = 193366
Step 219: 193366 + 887 = 194253
Step 220: 194253 + 887 = 195140
Step 221: 195140 + 887 = 196027
Step 222: 196027 + 887 = 196914
Step 223: 196914 + 887 = 197801
Step 224: 197801 + 887 = 198688
Step 225: 198688 + 887 = 199575
Step 226: 199575 + 887 = 200462
Step 227: 200462 + 887 = 201349
Step 228: 201349 + 887 = 202236
Step 229: 202236 + 887 = 203123
Step 230: 203123 + 887 = 204010
Step 231: 204010 + 887 = 204897
Step 232: 204897 + 887 = 205784
Step 233: 205784 + 887 = 206671
Step 234: 206671 + 887 = 207558
Step 235: 207558 + 887 = 208445
Step 236: 208445 + 887 = 209332
Step 237: 209332 + 887 = 210219
Step 238: 210219 + 887 = 211106
Step 239: 211106 + 887 = 211993
Step 240: 211993 + 887 = 212880
Step 241: 212880 + 887 = 213767
Step 242: 213767 + 887 = 214654
Step 243: 214654 + 887 = 215541
Step 244: 215541 + 887 = 216428
Step 245: 216428 + 887 = 217315
Step 246: 217315 + 887 = 218202
Step 247: 218202 + 887 = 219089
Step 248: 219089 + 887 = 219976
Step 249: 219976 + 887 = 220863
Step 250: 220863 + 887 = 221750
Step 251: 221750 + 887 = 222637
Step 252: 222637 + 887 = 223524
Step 253: 223524 + 887 = 224411
Step 254: 224411 + 887 = 225298
Step 255: 225298 + 887 = 226185
Step 256: 226185 + 887 = 227072
Step 257: 227072 + 887 = 227959

So, 887*257 = 227959